Sector consultants
The best advice about any industry comes from those who have worked in it at the highest levels. You will have access to a select group of senior executives who have experience of working for leading firms across a broad range of sectors.
These senior executives are known as sector consultants and they work closely with students, chairing panel discussions and meeting face-to-face. Oxford MBA students have one-to-one advice sessions with them and mock interview practice sessions.
The School has sector consultants specialized in areas such as:
- Finance
- IT and telecommunications
- Investment banking
- Management consulting
- Social entrepreneurship
- Media
- Diversified industries
- Transportation
- Careers in Asia
- Private equity and venture capital
- Commercial banking
- Consumer goods, retail and marketing
- Hi-Tech and new business ventures
- Reinsurance and insurance.
Career skills training
Teaching you skills to market yourself, to compete and win top jobs is a key goal for our careers service. We will:
- provide you with interview training help you to develop your networking skills
- assist you to produce an excellent CV
- give you advice on how to pitch to recruiters
- run workshops on writing effective covering letters
- ensure that you are prepared for anything the job market can throw at you!
Employer presentations
The careers service facilitates employer presentations at the School. These presentations allow students to learn more about potential employers. Read our latest employment report to find out more about the companies that visited Saïd Business School over the last year .
Industry panels
Throughout the year, the careers service organises a series of industry-specific panels to give students the opportunity to hear from and ask questions of a range of employers in a particular sector. Sectors include:
- management consulting,
- finance,
- diversified industry,
- social entrepreneurship,
- real estate
- high-technology.
Speakers are asked to describe the dynamics that affect their sector, the job opportunities, and the key requirements for winning jobs. Attendees come from companies ranging from blue-chip leaders to local start-ups.
Case study workshops
These workshops provide students with a profile of a specific organisation, insights into its culture and advice on how to approach them. Examples of past case study workshops include; L’Oréal, Ernst and Young, and McKinsey, among others.
Management consulting boot-camp
Prior to the formal start of the course, the careers service runs a two-day session in management consultancy for MBA students. The aim of the event is to provide you with all the necessary background information and insights to help you in your pursuit of a career in management consultancy. The boot-camp is led by careers service staff, sector consultants, and practitioners from the industry.
A typical session includes:
Introduction to the industry
Roles available
Schedule of recruiter and practitioner panels
Guide to the selection process used by consulting firms.
Finance boot-camp
In addition to the session on management consulting, the careers servicee also runs a two day boot-camp for those interested in pursuing a career in finance. Led by careers service staff, sector consultants and practitioners from the financial industry, the event includes;
Introduction to the industry
Roles available
Schedule of recruiter and practitioner panels
Guide to the selection process used by finance firms.